Wayne Hills coach Chris Olsen said he and his family have received insults and threats over the arrested players playing last week.

“No one in this room condones fighting or any type of violence. I think that’s a given,” Olsen said. “This week is a nightmare. My wife and my family have been called everything in the book. ‘You’re a disgrace. You’re a pig.'”

The school board reversed its decision to allow the students to play after a four hour closed door meeting.

Around 1 a.m., they announced the decision to a group of about 30 people.

“The evidence presented at the hearing which the board and the superintendent had not previously had access to, raised substantial concern regarding the nature and extent of the involvement of some of the students in the incident,” said board president Donald Pavlak Jr.

The playoff game between Wayne Hills and Paramus kicks off Friday at 7 p.m. in Wayne.